Ashton Heights in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Maury School

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 11, 2011

1. Maury School Marker

Inscription. The Clarendon Elementary School was built in 1910 to serve the growing Clarendon neighborhood. The two-story symmetrical building was designed with a central hall and four classrooms on each floor. The school was renamed in 1925 to honor Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873), known as the “Pathfinder of the Seas.” He was a native Virginian, naval officer, geographer, and oceanographer. Prior to the Civil War he was the head of the Naval Observatory. In 1861 he resigned from the U.S. Navy to become a Commander in the Confederate Navy. The Maury Elementary School closed in 1975, and in 1977 opened as the Arlington Arts Center. The Maury School is a designated Arlington County Landmark and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected by Arlington County, Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 38° 52.913′ N, 77° 6.154′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Ashton Heights. It is at the intersection of Wilson Blvd.

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and N Monroe Street, on the right when traveling east on Wilson Blvd.. Marker is at the southeast corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arlington VA 22201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Spielschiff, 2007 (within shouting distance of this marker); Untitled, early 1930s, restored 2004 (within shouting distance of this marker); Mario's Pizza House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Carvel🍦 History (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Ball Family Burial Ground (approx.

Maury School and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 11, 2011

2. Maury School and Marker

0.3 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ballston (approx. 0.4 miles away); Robert Ball Sr. Family Burial Ground (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 11, 2011

3. Maury School and Marker

The marker can be seen in the right foreground.

Maury School / Arlington Arts Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 11, 2011

4. Maury School / Arlington Arts Center

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 21, 2007

5. Maury School Marker

This statue of the school's namesake, Matthew Fontaine Maury, can be found on Monument Avenue in Richmond.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 11, 2017

6. Maury School Marker

The Arlington Arts Center with Salvatore Pirrone's Megaphone (2016) in the foreground.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,697 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 12, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on October 11, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.